Where does “посветлеть” come from?

посветлеть (Russian) comes from Russian по́-, from Russian -бира́ть.

посветлеть (Russian): to lighten, to become lighter

Definitions

  1. to lighten, to become lighter

Ancestry of “посветлеть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́-perfective aspect
2Russian-бира́ть—
Every word from Russian -бира́ть →Every word from Russian по́- →
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